Empowered PhXX discussing how to grow female entrepreneurship by fostering confidence as a community.

1. Stakeholders Meeting July 29, 2016
Confidence
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2. Collaboration
Collaboration is not about agreement. It is about creation.
As Michael Schrage puts it in his book, Shared Minds:
...collaboration is the process of shared creation: two or more
individuals with complementary skills interacting to create a
shared understanding that none had previously possessed or
could have come to on their own. Collaboration creates a
shared meaning about a process, a product, or an event. In this
sense, there is nothing routine about it. Something is there
that wasn’t there before.

3. Confidence
A feeling or belief that:
• You can do something well or succeed at something.
• Someone or something is good or have the ability to succeed
at something.
• You are certain that something will happen or that something
is true.
Source: Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary (online)

5. Economies with initiatives that increase visibility and
access to role models are likely to encourage women
entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses.
Programs that enhance skills and competencies for women
entrepreneurs, and other initiatives such as mentoring and
advising, should include developing and assessing
women’s confidence to take advantage of opportunities
and building their capacity for managing risk.
-GEM: Special Report on Women’s Entrepreneurship, 2015
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7. - Internal barrier created by a gendered culture.
- “Impostor Syndrome.”
- Sitting back; not asserting needs.
- Playing small.
- Not putting out information until it is “perfect.”
- Waiting until “you’ve arrived.”
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8. - Open and vulnerable leaders.
- Facilitating truth and honesty.
- Creating a safe space for women to share.
- Providing tools to help determine prices since women
undervalue their services.
- Acknowledging the business achievements of women
business owners.
- A culture to shift failure to lessons learned.
- More SPONSORSHIP and mentors.
Confidence – What Helps?

9. Energy Leadership: 7 Ways to Look at the World
Level 1 – The Victim
Level 2 – The Fighter
Level 3 – The Rationalizer
Level 4 – The Caregiver
Level 5 – The Opportunist
Level 6 – The Visionary
Level 7 – The Creator

11. The Energy Leadership Index Assessment (Example)

12. Level 1 – The Victim
Victim, Apathy, Lethargy “I lose.”
“I wish I could get the gigs that she does, but I don’t stand a chance.
It’s all in who you know.”
“I’m not even going to bother applying for that loan. No one ever
gets money when they need it. And banks don’t deal with women.”
“I should apply for my women-owned business certification. But my
finances are a mess! They’ll never accept me. ”

13. Level 2 – The Fighter
Conflict, Anger, Defiance – “I win and you lose.”
“If she thinks she can get one over on me, she can think again. I’m not going
to help her, until she begs me.”
“Oh those women are so snooty, I’ll just start my own networking group!”
“I’m not going to refer business to anyone. I’ll just keep it myself. You never
know when the economy is going to tank again!”

14. Level 3 – The Rationalizer
Responsibility, Forgiveness, Cooperation
“I win and hopefully you will too.”
“Oh, that’s just how she is. She doesn’t mean anything by that.”
“You’re taking that way too personally. It’s just business!”

15. Level 4 – The Caregiver
Concern, Compassion, Service “You win.”
“Here, let me help you with that. Of course I have time, I’ll make time.”
“Well, I’m pretty booked up, but of course I’ll be at the fundraiser!”
“You need someone to make 200 little desserts by tomorrow? Sure! I’ll
help!” (now how am I going to do that?)

16. Level 5 – The Opportunist
Reconciliation, Peace, Acceptance
“We all win, or no one wins.”
“I’ve come to realize that if I include Sarah, she’s always
late. So I can make myself crazy about it, work around it, or not ask her
next time.”
“No one needs to be fixed. Wow, that frees me up to do so much more!”

17. Level 6 – The Visionary
Synthesis, Joy, Wisdom “We always win.”
“We created something beautiful, something
that neither of us could have come up with alone. I’m so glad we did it
together.”
“My vision is to create thriving workplaces where people actually want
to come to work! It can be done.”

18. Level 7 – The Creator
Non-judgment, Absolute Passion, Creation
“Winning and losing are illusions.”
“I make sure to do my yoga and meditation every day. It keeps me
centered as my crazy day goes by.”
“I’m taking myself on a silent retreat this weekend. Just me and the
woods.”

19. Changing Your Thinking!

20. Reflection:
What have you seen work, within groups, that helped
you build self-confidence? What were the specific
actions?
Think about women’s networking groups, action teams,
community-based or service-based groups, and others.
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21. Table Groups:
•Discuss what you came up with individually.
•Record your best ideas on flip chart paper.
•Be ready to debrief with the group.
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22. Opportunities That Help Women Develop Confidence:
- Practicing your pitch.
- Asking for a mentor.
- Getting outside help.
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